Who's sailing April 18-22, 2004 - gotta start this sometime!!

[goofy601]

Disneysailor - OH MY GOODNESS! I am so relieved to have all of you on my side while trying to plan this trip! Your absolutely right - I did just gain another 1/2 day - we were trying to figure out what to do while we waited around waiting to go to Port Canaveral. I would have never been able to sign up for everything -- everything would have been full by the time we got there - oh around sailing time!

We survived the firestation tour - or should I say the firestation survived 12 little ones between the ages of 1 and 5 -- Those poor firefighters -- hopefully lots of the pictures that we all took will be just too cute -- more happy memories for the scapbooks!

Oh - I'm excited - I have to call DH and let him know that we just gained another 1/2 day of our cruise!

See you all EVEN sooner!

 

[SCOTTOHIOCPA]

goofy601- Don't worry about buying lunch on Sunday. When you board they will have a buffet at Topsiders and in Parrot Cay waiting for you.

Your rooms may not be ready for you to enter until around 2:00 and your bags might not show up until even later, so you may want to bring your kids swimsuits in your carry-ons. I have heard on these boards that the pools are relatively uncrowded at this time.


We are planning to try to get to the terminal around 11:30 and hope to be aboard by 12:30.

 

[thebets57]

Hi! We'll be on board!!! myself, hubby, son (18) and dau (12). This will be our 7th cruise (6th for the kids) - we're totally addicted to cruising!!!!! Everytime I suggest trying something else, my kids beg NO!!! For you first-timers, you can't imagine what a blast your entire family will have. It is the perfect choice, as there is so much for all ages to do, everyone is happy!! That's important in my household because of the age difference of my kids. We live north of Boston, MA in Ipswich. I can't imagine driving from here - I give you guys credit - good luck!!! I noticed someone was from Maine - we vacation there every summer in Belgrade and ski every winter at Sugarloaf - beautiful state!!! Look forward to this thread. If anyone has a dau around 12, mine would love to make friends via e-mail ahead of time: thebets57@hotmail.com

 

[goofy601]

WOW! What more can I say than - THANK YOU! We would have totally missed out on SO much if you weren't all helping us plan this trip! I have to call my friend and my DH! They are going to be so excited!! I won't worry too much about a carry on - I'll probably put the kids suits on under their clothes in the morning at the hotel...and zip - they're in their suits and ready to hit the pool...is that also the time to sign up for the wine tasting - brunch at Palo's and a babysitter if you need one...??? I'll have to worry about that carry on after all...sunscreen and diapers -- and anything else that I can not get to until our suitcases arrive in our rooms later that afternoon.

LUNCH, too! This just keeps getting better and better! Ok - your all probably convinced that I'm a nut - and your all right! But, I'm going to be having TONS of fun while on this trip!!


See you all EVEN sooner!

 

[goofy601]

Welcome! Your post came in while I was posting! I have a DD that is 12 and she is bringing her friend that will be 11 at the end of this month. I am quite sure that the girls would love to all hang out together! Please feel free to have your dd email and chat with our dd! hills601@sbcglobal.net We are from OH - and this our family's first cruise. See you all soon!

 

[thebets57]

I'm new to this thread, and have a couple of ?s - I thought I read on a different disboard that there is no brunch at Palos on the 3 & 4 nite cruises - just 7 nite. Is this incorrect? I would love to try the brunch, as we decided to have family dinners each night with the kids, so we were going to skip Palos! Also, where and when do we sign-up for the wine tasting? We did this on a previous cruise, and had a blast - some nice "adult" time! Thanks!

 

[SCOTTOHIOCPA]

Welcome to the April 18th Wonder sailing board! As you can see, we have 22 pages of postings from goofy601's thread starter in September to present.

Some DCL vets, some cruise vets, some newbies. Two from OH, two from CT, two from MA (including you), two from ?(travel with kids and disney1fan2002 sorry I forget where you hail from).


ALL have one thing in common - We can't wait to get aboard and start having some fun!

Scott, Julie, Mindy 11, Ryan 6

 

[bostonlass]

thebets57 - Welcome!! I live in Swampscott Moved from Beverly two years ago! Good to know there's practically a next door neighbor going! I'll be there with my two daughters ages 7 and 8 so can't wait to meet you.

Wine??? Did someone say wine???? Count me in if I can figure out when and where it is! A friend at work went over Feb vacation and told me not to miss the boat tour so depending on what time that is and all that I'll see if I can make it.

disneysailor - if you go to castawayclub.com you can click on the navigators. They have a 4 day cruise one from Dec '03 so that should give you some idea of the schedule of events. That's where I'll check out the winetasting time. That's also how I planned on the times of our excursion to Atlantis....originally I booked it for 1pm but Megan's group will be doing a "So you wanna be a pirate" thing that she's been looking forward to at 3:30pm so I moved Atlantis up to 11am so we'll be back in time.

It's snowing here too and although there's 0 accumulation it wasn't supposed to keep on snowing throughout the day. It's easy to take though given the fact that it's almost over and we're going on a mickey ship!

I finally got a suitcase for the girls...one each. Read it on these boards and went down to Walmart to find the carryon's - 20 inch, for $14.99!!! I paid well over $80 for mine and am now kicking myself for it!

I switched to weight watchers today and went to sign up online only to find out that I've been a member since June. Apparently I have been charged for it all along but I'll be d@mned if I can find the charge anywhere in my statements!

Is anyone planning on *gasp* walking or excersising on this trip? I mean I'm definitely not counting points but I would like to get a walk or something in each day and would love a walking buddy.

ciao!

 

[thebets57]

Bostonlass, What a coincidence! I was in Swampscott wednesday coming back from Zimmans in Lynn (the BEST fabric store ever!), and picked up my dau at her classmates in Swampscott. Of course, I had to also stop in Vinnan Square at Marshalls - that one is so much better than ones closer to me! My sister-in-law is from Nahant. We owned our first house in Salem before moving here, so I really know your neck of the woods well! I wish I had found this thread earlier, but am glad I'm here now!

 

[thebets57]

Thanks for the tip to check the Navigators - I see the wine tasting on that cruise was offered the day at Castaway Cay, and sign-up was that same day at $12pp. Still wondering whether Palos does offer brunch on a 4-day cruise?

 

[disneysailor]

Welcome thebets57! More cruisemates, hooray! Have all your cruises been Disney or have you done a variety of cruiselines? There have been posts about the Palo brunch being on the four day cruise now, I hope they're true because I don't want to miss dinner with the kids either but would love to try Palo's. We didn't get there on our last cruise either. We've done the Wonder one other time and Carnival once (without kids). My husband also went on a cruise with work (tough, huh?) but I forget which cruise line it was. It is encouraging that you keep coming back for more.

bostonlass, thanks for the info with the navigators. I could find a sign up time for the wine tasting (which I've already forgotten )but no time for when it takes place, the bridge tour or Palo brunch. If you find anything, could you please let me know. Thanks

goofy601-Glad the firestation tour went well. Hope you were able to take a rest afterward!

Sopandbass- Are you still out there? Will you still be joining us?

See you all soon!

 

[thebets57]

Disney Sailor, I hope you're right about the brunch. I would love to know ahead of time so I don't waste time in the reservation line for Palos for nothing! I know I saw the bridge tour in the Navigator when I was looking for the wine tasting. I think it was in the morning sometime, and the sign-up was that day - we'll just have to check our own Navigator. We did this on a previous cruise, and it was fastinating! We brought our teenage son as well, and he loved it - went home and wrote a paper on it for school. For our previous cruises, we've done 4 RCL, 2 Costa, and 1 NCL. We're first-timers for Disney, and expect we will love it based on all that we've read!!

 

[goofy601]

Well, DH came home for lunch and I gave him the GREAT news about having another 1/2 a day on the cruise - he was literally doing cartwheels! There went his bad day right out the window! The possibilities are just endless as to what we can do on this cruise. I am so eager to meet everyone -- still not sure where and now when (makes more sense to me!!).

I did not get a nap after the firestation tour - these two have been nonstop all day! Lots of luck for the babysitter! I am amazed how she does it - they all take naps over there -- and she's got quite a little group! She's a wonder and I couldn't do it without her!

thebets57 - we all (I think everyone has by now...)have order the lime green pins that say our names on them from the dcl site -- the link was put in these posts by scottohiocpa -- a couple times for those of us (me) who have lost our minds!

Gotta run - I have to work out tonight - I totally forgot that I have a beauticontrol party here tomorrow night (yes - on top of everything else)...and had to switch nights at the gym with DH -- Bostonlass - I will glady be a walking partner! That is a big part of my working out - we walk and then do weights...keep me posted! Can we do that work out with Goofy? That looks like fun - but I didn't know if the 4 night has that as well.

Heck - sign us up for everything!!


Eddie, Lisa, Casey, Cristopher, Connor & Cara

 

[SCOTTOHIOCPA]

brunch!

Hi! It's Mrs. ScottOhioCPA

Count me in for walking also! I love walking around the sports deck when I'm on a cruise! I try to work out on a regular basis at home but the gym gets boring. I'd rather be outside.

For those that are interested in the wine tasting - I'm pretty sure on our cruise it is on the sea day around 3:00 or 3:30. Sign up is when you get on the ship at Guest Services. It is held in Palo.

Not sure if the brunch is always offered, but sounds good to me also.

Maybe we should walk 2x each day!


Can't wait

Julie

 

[travel with kids]

thebets57-- Welcome! We are from Maine and disney1fan2002 is from MA (Plymouth-I think).

I was just at Sugarloaf. I am a special Ed teacher and we had Special Olympics there. It is a beautiful place.......cold, but pretty. I live in Western Maine, very close to North Conway, NH(many ski areas here).


I found a thread (not sure if it is the one you are talking about) discussing the Palo brunch on the 4-day Wonder

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=512097&highlight=+Wonder++palo++brunch

Very busy today....maybe will catch up later......Lee

 

[thebets57]

Travel with kids - Thanks for the thread for Palos brunch. Unless I'm missing something, we'll have to wait and see once we are on board. Sugarloaf is our favorite mountain, even with many more closer to home. It's worth the longer drive!!!

 

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[goofy601]

...it's off to work I go...

We're going on the Mickey ship - Hooray - hooray!

thebets57 - Casey had a nice chat with your dd last evening - she is really looking forward to having a friend on board the ship. She is excited that your dd has a cat - Our little stinker loves cats (unfortunately for her - DH does not like them!)

Brunch - count me in!

Wine tasting - count me and my dfriend in! She wants to pay twice so she can enjoy it even more!

Walking - count us both in for that, too!

Hooray - hooray - we're going on the Mickey ship! (And we'll have EXTRA time! Thanks to all of YOU!)

and and

 

[thebets57]

Goofy 601 - Catherine was THRILLED to make a connection with Casey last night. She was one happy girl (hormones have kicked in, so one never knows......)

I just finished catching up with this group last night by reading all 23 pages of the thread (!) and realized that my cabin is the one Mouse Attack had - #8538! What a coincidence that we would both find this board!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess I was the lucky one, as it is in a GREAT location. I had a panic attack at first thinking the cabin was double-booked - I e-mailed her and called my TA etc, etc before I came to the post about her having to cancel. I still can't get over the fact that with the relatively few people on this thread compared to the huge numbers on the boat, we would both be posting here!! We booked so late, I remember being amazed at the cabin choice when my TA called with the details. It was fate I guess!

 

[sopandbass]

DisneySailor - Thank you for asking about us. Yes, we are still eagerly awaiting our first Disney cruise! I've tried replying a couple of times and my posts never made it to the thread. Hopefully, this will work.

I haven't had much time lately but I think I'm all caught up on reading this thread. Everyone's enthusiasm is contagious...I can't wait to go!

Someone asked about Bonine and I remember reading somewhere (it could have been on the Bonine package) that you need a pediatrician to determine the dosage for a child but that it's safe. Hopefully, none of us will have to use it!

According to one posted daily Navigator that I read, Palo Brunch was offered on a 4-night Wonder cruise. We would love to do that.

Our DD-3.5 has informed us that she wants to eat meals with the other children during our cruise. I hope we get to spend a LITTLE time with her during the trip.

We can't wait to see you all onboard!

Sharon, Steve and Isabel